Answer:
Balloon : $1.25
Streamer : $ 2.50
Step-by-step explanation:
Form simultaneous equations.
Let streamer be represented by ------------s
Let balloons be represented by ------------b
So the equations will be;
3s + 2b = 10 ----------------i
2s + 1b = 6.25---------------ii
Make the terms with s equal by multiplication
[3s + 2b = 10 ]2
[2s + 1b = 6.25]3
Perform subtraction
6s + 4b = 20
6s + 3b = 18.75
b = 1.25 ---------iii
Use iii in ii as;
2s + 1b = 6.25
2s + 1.25 = 6.25
2s = 6.25 - 1.25
2s = 5.00
s= 5.00 / 2
s= 2.5
Hence ; a balloon is $1.25 and a streamer is $2.5
